There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…